Coastal erosion can be an impressive spectacle and that was certainly the case for those who were on hand in Cornwall, England, to witness the recent collapse of a towering cliff segment into the Atlantic. The event was captured on video and posted to Youtube with an explanation that the reason the camera had been trained on the cliff -- it's rare to capture an event like this on video -- was because there had been a succession of smaller failures on the same North Coast cliff segment.
"The sound was incredible, those cliffs are 150-200 feet high," stated the uploader, whose moniker is utubecamborne. "There were only a few people watching, with about the same number of inquisitive seals in the water!"

The trail apparently had been diverted to lead people away from the portion of cliff that collapsed. "I'm happy to report that no seals or humans were hurt in the filming of this cliff," stated the uploader.

According to the Daily Mail, a previous rockfall on the same stretch of coastline prompted officials to cordon off areas deemed unsafe. The newspaper, citing the Cornish Guardian, quotes Cornwall Council maritime manager Andy Brigden as saying these are natural events and that, "My advice would be don't sit in front of cliffs, especially when there are signs saying, 'Beware of falling rocks."

The person who uploaded the video concluded a summary of the event with this statement: "Who says geology isn't an exciting subject?"